Burnell and Rowe

Description

This is a fine set of five early Victorian Sterling Silver Teaspoons in the traditional Old English pattern. The spoons have no initials or personalisation of any kind.

The teaspoons are made in London by William Bateman and Daniel Ball and date to 1839. William Bateman (II) was the great grandson of the famous Hester Bateman and was apprenticed to his father William Bateman (I) from an early age. After qualifying, William operated in his own right between 1826 and 1839 before entering into a short lived partnership with Daniel Ball from 1839 to 1842. Their joint mark is one of the rarer Bateman marks.

Condition is very good with no dings or dents and only the most minimal superficial surface wear. These spoons have obviously been well looked after for over 180 years and it is just a shame that one spoon from a set of 6 has gone astray at some point. Please make sure to view all the photographs.

The teaspoons are each 12.7cm / 5ins long and the set of 5 together weighs in at a very respectable 51.3g / 1.8oz of solid Sterling Silver.

The hallmarks on the underside of the stems are nice and clear to read, although a couple of the makers' marks are a little rubbed. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the leopard's head assay mark for London, the Gothic date letter D for 1839, the Queen Victoria duty mark and the WB over DB in a quatrefoil makers' mark for William Bateman and Daniel Ball.

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